Goss misses cut for Tour squad

By
ROB SHAW

LAUNCESTON cyclist Matt Goss has been squeezed out of the ORICA-GreenEDGE squad for next week's Tour de France.

LAUNCESTON cyclist Matt Goss has been squeezed out of the ORICA-GreenEDGE squad for next week's Tour de France.

Matt Goss

The 27-year-old multiple Grand Tour stage winner had been reported as being among the provisional Tour squad but missed the final cut for a team of nine, five of which will be making their debuts in the world's biggest cycle race.

Despite the loss of Goss's explosive sprint finish, sports director Matt White said the Australian team would focus on stage wins, having won two last year, including the team time trial in Nice.

``This year we are going to the Tour without a sprinter for the flat stages and will be targeting numerous stages,'' White said. ``The goal for the team is to walk away with a stage win.''